Chapter 966: Undercurrent
Chen Lu shook his head lightly and said, "We are not classmates, in fact, I met Zhang Yulong because of a coincidence. [Latest chapter reading.]"
"Coincidence?"
"Yes, coincidence. Or, I guess it's my life. β
Chen Qingdong was completely immersed in Chen Lu's life experience, he threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the disposable paper cup that was poured with water, took out another cigarette and lit it, and said, "You go on." β
Chen Lu took a sip of water, and then continued: "When I was in the third grade, I was arranged by the school to intern in the municipal hospital for half a year. I still remember very clearly, I was working in the emergency room at that time, and on the day before Christmas, that is, on Christmas Eve, I was supposed to be on a long white shift, and I was not supposed to be on duty at night, but the girl who was supposed to be on duty had something to do with the municipal hospital, so she asked for leave to go out with her boyfriend, and our director asked me to be on duty for her. I didn't have a boyfriend at the time, and I wasn't in the mood to go out, and I was a little cautious, hoping that I would do well during my internship, and maybe I would meet a kind leader there who would keep me working in the city hospital in the future! β
"At about half past eleven o'clock that night, suddenly a young man covered in blood was sent to the emergency room, this person was Zhang Yulong, he had a conflict with someone in a dance hall, he was slashed in the back, and a wound of more than ten centimeters was opened, after I urgently stopped the bleeding for him, the doctor stitched up the wound for him, and then arranged for him to be infusion in the hospital. After that, I was always the companion for the days when he was hospitalized, and it was during that time that he took a fancy to me. β
"Later, after he recovered from his injury, he often came to the hospital to find me, brought me things, and wanted to take me out to play and invite me to dinner. At first, I didn't pay much attention to him, because I thought that a young man who was fighting with someone in a cabaret and being cut like this was definitely not a good person. At that time, I didn't have much hope for my future, and the only chance to change my fate was pinned on marriage, so I still hoped to find a good home. β
"But I didn't expect Zhang Yulong to be so persistent, for more than half a month, he came to the hospital almost every day to find me, every time he came to give me gifts, clothes, shoes, purses, cosmetics and many other things, he was really willing to spend money! I, a poor girl who had never been willing to spend money, was slowly shaken by Zhang Yulong's money offensive. Then one day, the two of us were having dinner at a restaurant near the hospital, and we talked about work, and he told me that when I graduated, he could help me find a government unit from Liulin. But only if I have to marry him. β
"In fact, during the internship in the hospital, I was tired of the work in the hospital, and I actually always wanted to enter the government unit in my bones, because I also have a strong sense of official status, and I always feel that only when I become an official can I really have a social status, gain dignity, and change my destiny. β
Chen Qingdong sighed lightly and said, "So, you married him?"
"Yes. Chen Lu said, then she turned her head to look at Chen Qingdong and asked, "Secretary Chen, after listening to what I said, do you think that I married Zhang Yulong completely because of his background?"
Chen Qingdong thought for a while and said seriously: "I think there must be a reason for this, but it's not all because of this." Actually, Chen Lu, after I learned about your life experience, I feel that even if you don't have any feelings for Zhang Yulong, it is completely because you fell in love with Zhang Yulong's background and married him, it is completely understandable! Everyone wants to live a better life, but fate gives you too few opportunities, for you at that time, when you were full of disappointment in the future, such a life-saving straw suddenly appeared, no matter what reason you grabbed it, it should be. Those who look at you from a worldly point of view, or even criticize you, are simply standing and talking without a backache! If they are in your situation, they may not be as good as you!"
"Secretary Chen, do you really think so?"
"Yes, that's what I thought, I'm not one of yours, so there's no need to lie. β
"You don't look down on me for that?"
"I said, for your situation at that time, it is absolutely understandable that you made such a choice! Moreover, I think Zhang Yulong really liked you at that time, otherwise he would not have so much patience to chase you as a gentleman. And you are willing to marry Zhang Yulong, in addition to his money and background, there must be a lot of 'love' elements. β
Hearing this, Chen Lu was very moved, Chen Qingdong had given her too much comfort today, and the knot in her heart that had been blocked for many years suddenly seemed to be dredged, and her heart was full of warmth!
Chen Lu was silent for dozens of seconds before finally saying: "Secretary Chen, thank you for understanding me so much! Originally, I thought that no one would understand me, hehe......"
Chen Qingdong said: "Chen Lu, in fact, this is not too difficult to understand, I believe that those who know the details of the process will understand you seven or eight times out of ten, and those who do not understand you may be people who do not know the real situation and speculate!"
Chen Lu touched the tears on her face again and said, "I have been reading Zhang Ailing's for the past few days, and I feel very deeply. In particular, she wrote such a sentence in her essay "There is a Lesbian Car": Women ...... Women talk about men all their lives, read men, complain about men, forever and ever. I think this sentence really made her write the true meaning of a woman! This world, in the final analysis, still belongs to a man's world, if a woman wants to be happy, she definitely does not go to the society to fight, but can find a really good man!"
Chen Qingdong is not a woman, and he does not have this feeling, so he is silent.
Chen Lu said: "A large part of the reason why I agreed to marry Zhang Yulong in the first place was that Zhang Yulong's persistence when he pursued me before moved me. Although I always knew that he was a playboy and didn't do his job all day, and even during the time he was pursuing me, I knew that he was actually dating other girls, but the things he did to me made me feel like he loved me. Later, when he offered me to work in a government agency, I thought, since this man loves me and can provide me with the opportunities I have always dreamed of, what should I not be satisfied with? I am a person who does not dare to seek perfection, and for me, what Zhang Yulong can give me has already made me very satisfied!"
"Well, I can understand. Chen Qingdong said.
Originally, Chen Qingdong thought that Chen Lu had finished talking about this, but Chen Lu said: "But now I regret it." β
"What do you regret? marrying Zhang Yulong?"
"Yes!"
"Why do you regret it now that you've felt satisfied?"
"I regret that my vision was too poor at that time, I was blinded by the suffering of the moment, thinking that if I couldn't enter the government unit, I would lose hope in life, and I regretted that I was moved by Zhang Yulong's temporary persistence, and easily made a bet with my life. β
Chen Qingdong flicked down the ash that had been a long time, and wanted to say something to comfort Chen Lu, but in the end he didn't say anything.
Chen Lu recounted: "Soon after we got married, before even the honeymoon period ended, Zhang Yulong began to stay home at night, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling with a group of fox friends and dog friends outside every day. The women he is outside are definitely not one or two, but a marquee in exchange for each other. Whoever he fell in love with, he would pursue them until he wanted to get them to bed, including several married women! Although I knew before I got married, I didn't know that he was such an out-and-out scumbag! I was very curious about how Zhang Yulong could have married me in a hitch at that time, instead of dumping me after he tricked me into bed!"
Chen Qingdong couldn't help but tease: "Maybe it's because you're beautiful, he wants to marry you home as a faΓ§ade." β
Unexpectedly, Chen Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Secretary Chen, you guessed right." At that time, Zhang Yulong wanted to marry me, in fact, it was not his intention at all, but his father Zhang Hengchun saw that he was spending all day outside drinking, so he assigned him a task, if he still wanted to fool around outside, it was okay, but he had to get married first and give birth to a son, otherwise, Zhang Hengchun would no longer give him money. And Zhang Hengchun's daughter-in-law is me. Although I don't know when Zhang Hengchun met me. β
This time, after Chen Qingdong heard it, he really felt very cold!
Just now, when he listened to Chen Lu talk about Zhang Yulong's pursuit of her, he thought that Zhang Yulong was indeed in love with Chen Lu at that time, although the time was a bit short, but at least it was love, but it was really unexpected, Zhang Yulong did this, it turned out that it was just to complete a task given to him by his father!
In fact, if you think about it, how can a person like Zhang Yulong, who spends all day drinking and wants to be a groom almost every night, really like a girl?
Zhang Yulong is definitely not a person with such a dual personality!
Thinking of Chen Lu's background, study, and later marriage, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Chen Lu is really a hard-working woman!
Chen Qingdong couldn't help but feel more sympathetic to Chen Lulai.